Nearly a full workday into the government closing up shop, Republicans say they have a plan to shut down the shutdown.Citing "a senior GOP aide in a closed-door huddle in the Capitol basement," the Washington Post reports that House Republicans are pushing to implement an approach suggested by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) in which federal spending bills are moved to Senate in smaller chunks.First up is passing legislation that would reopen shuttered national parks and allow the Department of Veterans ...

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., addresses Republican members of the House of Representatives after passing a bill that would prevent a government shutdown on Sept. 20. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)